INTRO: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal from the Justice Department on Friday seeking to force California to separate ballots from 20-thousand people that it alleges are non-U-S citizens. The court ruled separating the ballots would negatively impact the upcoming midterm elections. California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on “Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher” criticizes the ruling.
ACK: Steve Hilton – California gubernatorial candidate (R)
***MANDATORY CREDIT: Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher***
TAG: The D-O-J hasn’t commented on the ruling. Another federal judge also issued a ruling on Friday barring the Justice Department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots.
KEYWORD: Politics, Legal, Election
